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LEXINGTON - Tens of thousands flocked to the Lexington Battle Green on Saturday morning, April 19, to watch the reenactment of the skirmish that launched the Revolutionary War. This year marked the ...

The Lexington Battle Green is located 11 miles outside Boston, Massachusetts, in the center of the more than 300-year-old town. Its historical significance comes from the men who died at the hands of ...

This weekend, thousands gathered in Lexington, Massachusetts, to mark the 250th anniversary of the first battle of the American Revolution. Centuries later, one local historian says our knowledge of ...

The American Revolution’s humble beginnings 250 years ago are reflected in a cut down, beat up, old musket — one that even experts recognize isn’t much to look at. “If that gun was on a table, ...

STURBRIDGE — Hundreds of reenactors descended on Old Sturbridge Village this past weekend to participate in a series of activities that recreating the sights, sounds, and stories of the American ...

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Tuesday, December 13, 1774 -- An irrepressible tide : January-March 1775. New Year's Day 1775 ; Drumbeats of dissension ; Who would be true patriots? ; Volleys of words ; "Fire, if you have the ...

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